153: Making trouble in the crocodile pond and targeting the water crocodile

"Roar! I told you, I'm an ape!"

Golden Monkey's face was full of stubbornness.

Duobao Rat happily came over to strike up a conversation: "Aren't Golden Monkeys and apes all monkeys? They're all the same! Want a peach?"

"Those are my peaches!"

Golden Monkey roared, snatching the peach.

"In any case, you won't succeed!"

Xiao Qingyuan shook his head at the words, testing his immense strength.

A thin golden light immediately rose on his fist, and his power surged.

He could clearly exert it slightly, and he nodded in satisfaction.

Golden Monkey was startled by Xiao Qingyuan's move.

Then he saw Xiao Qingyuan suddenly close his eyes, and his magical power continuously gathered towards them.

"Mystic Eyes of Destruction?" He immediately scoffed, "This is my innate Divine Ability, you can't... How is this possible?"

Immediately after, he let out a cry of surprise.

He saw a flicker of golden light flash in Xiao Qingyuan's eyes.

Although the execution ultimately failed, it still shocked him immensely.

"How could you learn my Divine Ability? It's impossible!"

"Nothing is impossible," Xiao Qingyuan shook his head, a little disappointed.

"Your Divine Ability is nothing special; only the pupil technique of these Mystic Eyes of Destruction is somewhat interesting. It almost got me, but unfortunately..."

Golden Monkey was furious: "Are you mocking me?"

"Of course not!" Xiao Qingyuan's expression was serious: "No matter what, you are now my Spirit Beast. If you stay out here in the wilderness by yourself, even if you brew monkey wine for a hundred or eighty years, you might not be able to Break through to the Golden Core Realm.

If you follow me, I can perform Alchemy, create talismans, and refine Magic Treasures for you.

The Foundation Establishment Stage Demon Beasts, and even Golden Core Demon Beasts, that I kill, you'll get a share of the spoils. Your speed of advancement will definitely be far greater than if you were on your own.

No matter how you look at it, there are many benefits.

In fact, if you think about it, this might not be a bad thing.

It's like, you might have only been able to reach Golden Core at best, and it's even more likely that you'd be killed by other Yao Beasts before reaching Golden Core.

Following me, in the future, you might even reach the Golden Core, Nascent Soul, or even Soul Transformation Realm.

It's just a simple choice, and the difference... could be as vast as heaven and earth.

Are you really unwilling to take a gamble?"

"What are you kidding about?" A look of surprise flashed across Golden Monkey's face, then he scoffed again, "You even want to hunt Golden Core Demon Beasts? You simply don't know the difference between Golden Core and Foundation Establishment.

No matter how strong a Foundation Establishment Cultivator is, in front of a Golden Core, he is an ant.

Do you know what an ant is?

Someone could sneeze and take half your life.

If they step on you, they might not even notice!

Hoo hoo ha ha!"

After speaking, he let out a monkey's characteristic hooting laughter.

He bounced around left and right on the ground.

"Isn't this still a monkey?" Although Duobao Rat said this, he still threw a second-grade healing Medicinal Pill to him and said, "Monkey, be my little brother, Master Bao will take care of you. Calling me Brother Bao won't be a loss!"

Golden Monkey's movements paused at the words.

"I told you I'm not a monkey!"

However, he sniffed the Medicinal Pill in his hand and swallowed it in one gulp.

A cool sensation surged into his throat, and soon, a tingling feeling came from his severely painful arm.

It felt incredibly comfortable.

He paused, looking at Xiao Qingyuan and said, "Kid, I'm putting my words here. Don't even talk about whether you can kill a Golden Core. Even if you can take down a quasi-third-grade Yao Beast, this ape will agree to your conditions. What's wrong with agreeing to your request?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Xiao Qingyuan and Duobao Rat exchanged glances.

A strange smile appeared on both their faces.

"Deal. I, Xiao Qingyuan, will agree to your request!"

...In a blink of an eye, three more days passed.

Xiao Qingyuan did not hunt Yao Beasts during these three days.

Instead, he spent three days using star iron as Materials to refine nine disposable Magical Artifacts of the second-grade level—yamas summons.

At the second-grade, using Magical Artifacts was no longer appropriate; they should be called Magic Treasures.

But the item in Xiao Qingyuan's hand was different.

Xiao Qingyuan's fingertips flickered with cold light; nine dark blue embroidery needles, adorned with intricate patterns, shimmered with specks of starlight.

There were no other Materials; it was merely made from star iron, aided by twenty-four circular Spirit Inscriptions that increased speed.

Unlike the Nirvana Pearl, which pursued explosive power.

The flying needles had only one purpose: extreme speed!

Named—yamas summons.

Its specific power was unknown.

But Xiao Qingyuan believed it could penetrate anything!

...In the foul-smelling, damp swamp, strange crocodiles with fish scales and armor lazily swam and occasionally rolled around in the muddy water.

At this moment, one person, one rat, and one monkey were hiding by a distant cliff, observing carefully.

The monkey stood obediently not far behind Xiao Qingyuan, but he arrogantly crossed his arms.

Duobao Rat, however, stood on a tree branch, his rat face full of worry:

"Good friend, are you really not going to use that move?"

Duobao Rat was referring to the killing move on the Netherworld Banner, meaning for him to use the power of curses.

But Xiao Qingyuan had his own plans.

"No need!" Xiao Qingyuan smiled confidently and said, "A'Bao, later you just use the Yao Souls to help me deal with these first-grade minions. Since I want to truly convince Little Gold, I naturally have to go all out.

Today, I'm not only going to kill this second-grade Peak Water Scaled Crocodile.

I also have no intention of letting go of the smaller ones in the pond."

Although Xiao Qingyuan had not successfully comprehended the Mystic Eyes of Destruction.

He had, however, grasped the general idea of the immense strength from the monkey.

Combined with Duobao Rat's Golden Armor Protection, he had also practiced it to a rudimentary level.

The combined power of the two shocked him immensely.

At this moment, he was looking for an opponent to hone his skills, and this Crocodile King was perfect.

Moreover, he had also taken a fancy to these first-grade crocodiles with a faint trace of Dragon Blood, which were perfect for refining Dragon-Tiger Golden Pills for Haitang. The quantity was sufficient for practice.

With so many crocodiles, at least a thousand or more, he didn't believe he couldn't find the knack for the Dragon-Tiger Golden Pill.

"I told you, don't call me Little Gold!" Golden Monkey twisted his head arrogantly, muttering softly.

However, he still spoke in a low voice: "Human Race, I'll say you keep your word. If you really kill this stupid fish with your own ability, then what if I acknowledge you as a friend?

But I will never accept surrendering to you.

At most... at most I'll acknowledge you as a brother. Before I die, I won't let anything happen to you, hmph!

But this ape kindly reminds you that even if your combat power is very strong, this ape admits he's not your opponent.

But Middle Stage Foundation Establishment is Middle Stage Foundation Establishment. There are still the Late Stage and Peak, and each Realm is vastly different.

Not to mention being two Realms apart.

Don't die; I don't want to be dragged down by a human like you."

"Alright!" Xiao Qingyuan chuckled at the words; this monkey was quite arrogant.

Duobao Rat even jumped onto the monkey's shoulder: "Next time, fight alongside Master Bao!"

After a few days of getting along, Xiao Qingyuan had also come to understand a bit of his temper.

His thoughts were even simpler than those of the Human Race.

He would rather die than submit.

And he always kept his word!

This promise was even better than a simple contract.

Having him at home would also make him feel more at ease.

Thinking of the Dragon-Tiger Golden Pill, Xiao Qingyuan couldn't help but sigh again.

This monkey had been fed many Medicinal Pills by Duobao Rat recently. Not only had his injuries healed, but his magical power had also improved a bit.

It's no wonder Yao Beasts are naturally more gifted in Physique than the Human Race.

For Yao Beasts with special Bloodlines like them, they hardly cared about Medicinal Pill toxins.

Whether it was inferior quality, or simply the dregs and waste Medicinal Pills he had failed to refine these past two days, which even contained some toxicity.

This fellow didn't care if the attributes were incompatible; he accepted everything.

When he usually found poisonous Spirit Medicine, he would basically eat it directly.

Ordinary toxins simply couldn't affect him; his Physique was frighteningly good.

Not to mention Medicinal Pill toxins!

To be honest, if Yao Beasts could perform Alchemy, then there would be no business for Human Race Cultivators.

"Alright, A'Bao, prepare to clear the area. First, lure the target out, and then we'll talk. Let's try to finish this quickly!"

With that, a faint golden light appeared on Xiao Qingyuan's hands, and his figure shot straight towards the Crocodile Pond like an arrow leaving a bowstring.

His arm muscles bulged, and he threw a fierce punch at the air.

Whoosh!

Boom—!

With this punch, a golden light flashed, transforming into an illusory fist shadow that actually knocked out large areas of Water Scaled Crocodiles from a distance.

His Foundation Establishment Qi spread out at full power, and the distant crocodiles were again so intimidated that they couldn't lift their heads.

They let out cries of pain.

Duobao Rat was not to be outdone and directly opened his mouth to spit.

In an instant, dozens of illusory Yao Souls, led by six main souls, surged forward to the battlefield, following closely behind.

They quickly killed the first-grade crocodiles.

In a blink of an eye, a large area of the polluted water was stained red.

Golden Monkey turned to look at the rat on his shoulder, his eyes bulging.

He never expected that a mere first-grade Peak rat would possess such an ability.

In his opinion, this move was even more shocking than Xiao Qingyuan's punch.

His strength was already on par with his own.

No!

He was more likely to be overwhelmed and entangled, disgusted to defeat.

One must know that although these Yao Souls were weak and didn't possess their Divine Abilities from before their deaths.

But no matter what, they were still at the Foundation Establishment Realm, and their speed was fast.

His killing move would at most kill a string of them before he would be exhausted.

With just his fists, he had no confidence in fighting dozens of Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Duobao Rat chuckled. Aside from the killing move, which he couldn't use, this Netherworld Banner was practically his own.

After so many years, he, Duobao Rat, had finally risen.

This was the kind of look he wanted; it felt good, so good!

"Little Gold, I told you, Master Bao allowing you to call him 'Brother' is a sign of respect. Calling me 'Brother Bao' is definitely not a loss."

"A'Bao, be careful. These crocodiles are valuable all over; don't damage them!"

With that, he turned and looked solemnly ahead.

He whispered, "Here they come!"